CVE-2008-3286

SWAT 4 < 1.1 - Denial of Service via VERIFYCONTENT or GAMECONFIG Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3286. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit code is a proof-of-concept for CVE-2008-3286, targeting a denial-of-service vulnerability in SWAT 4. It sends malformed packets to crash the application, leveraging improper input handling.

Description

SWAT 4 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a (1) VERIFYCONTENT or (2) GAMECONFIG command sent to the server before user session initialization, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference; or (3) a GAMESPYRESPONSE command followed by a long RS string.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · cdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32086

This exploit code is a proof-of-concept for CVE-2008-3286, targeting a denial-of-service vulnerability in SWAT 4. It sends malformed packets to crash the application, leveraging improper input handling.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SWAT 4 1.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Target application running on port 7777
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.org/fakep/unrealfp.zip
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30299
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43902
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31158
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43901
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2149/references

Scores

EPSS 0.0895
EPSS Percentile 94.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
sierra/swat_4 < 1.1
Published Jul 24, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026